Guides Matt Tusa, left, and Sonny Schindler hold up fish they caught on a double that bear testament to how good the fishing can be after a hurricane.

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BRIAN ALBERT BROOM
The Clarion-Ledger

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - Motoring out of the bay, the effects of Hurricane Katrina are still all too obvious.

Waterview properties that were once home to manicured lawns and beautiful homes are now rows of overgrown lots broken up by an occasional home on stilts that has gone up since the storm hit in August 2005.

Farther toward the beach, damage from Hurricane Isaac can be seen in a public fishing pier that now serves as little more than a perch for brown pelicans. ...